Why I'm A Christian

It’s a pretty basic question.  So, why are you a Christian?  What’s the deal?  What’s the payoff?  It’s no longer the “in” thing to be anymore.  People don’t get up and go to church these days because that’s what you’re “supposed” to do.  These days, you’re “supposed” to sleep in, mow the grass, anything but go to church.

 And forget church for a moment, who wants to be a Christian? Aren’t they those judgmental hypocrites who want to send everyone else to hell?  Aren’t they the ones with the long list of “Thou shalt not’s” who look like a smile would crack their face and think “fun” is a four letter word? 

No.  They’re not.  I’m a Christian because of how much God loves me, how much He enjoys me, how much strength and joy He gives to me.  He loves me more than I can even imagine --- even on my bad days – even when no one in their right mind would love me, and He loves me just as I am warts and all.  I can be totally honest with God and He is still there.  He will follow me through -- and out of – hell if necessary --- and has. 

Why wouldn’t I love a God like that?  Why wouldn’t I want to live into the person He longs for me to be, the person He created me to be?    Because of God, I can believe in love when I can believe in nothing else.  And because of His strength, I can make it through the worst that life can offer.  I can do more than just survive life.  I can find its joy, a joy that bubbles up to the surface in moments of laughter and is still there running underground in times of tears.

I’m a Christian because I can’t imagine life without Christ.  Quite frankly, I’ve seen what  life without Him is like.  I’ve seen what it can do to people and I can’t imagine how or why they choose the darkness, the pain, the loneliness over the joy, the love, the life I have in Jesus. 

I’m not the kind that will ever stop you in an elevator and ask when you gave your life to Christ.  It’s not my place to assume anyone is going to hell.  That’s God’s job and frankly I think He’s more likely to let you choose to go there than to send you there, but I’ll be glad to tell you what I’ve found and what you will find in the source of love.  Just email me or post a comment.  Let’s talk.